Brisbane City Council’s citywide green bin rollout has been completed in just over 100 days, helping households to recycle garden waste and get storm-ready this summer.
Around 150,000 bins were delivered to eligible renters and homeowners across the city between 4 August and 30 November nearly doubling the number of green bins to 325,000 citywide.-
Around 9,000 green bins were rolled out every week to 183 suburbs in total, the Council confirmed in a statement.
The initiative, announced in the Council’s 2025–26 Budget, means up to 80,000 tonnes of garden waste will be diverted from landfill every year, turning it into valuable mulch and compost.
“Our green bin roll out is now complete, helping residents prepare for summer storms and reducing the impact of the former State Government’s bin tax,” said Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner.
“Green bins are a convenient way to tidy up your yard before and after summer storms. Now it’s even easier for thousands more households to get storm ready, without sending extra waste to landfill.
“Our Council has a proud track record when it come keeping costs down for residents and helping them reduce landfill. Adding green bins to our core bin collection service builds on our strong record of sustainability and will help households recycle more and waste less,” he said.
Since green bins were first introduced in 2010, more than 245,000 tonnes of garden waste have been diverted from landfill.
The peak period for green waste disposal is between November and March, in line with storm season.
More than 800 tonnes of green waste were dropped off across the city’s four resource recovery centres between Wednesday 26 November and Sunday 30 November alone.
As part of the rollout, the Waste Utility Charge has been replaced with a Universal Waste Charge. Residents who already have a green bin will have no extra costs, while other households will pay an extra $49.52 a year, with a significant proportion of this is related the former State Government’s landfill waste levy.
The rollout is funded through the State Government’s Grow FOGO program, while ongoing collection and processing remain the responsibility of Council.
